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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
MONEY CROPS FOR DAUGHTERS

What can a woman who likes gar
dening and lives some distance from
town cultivate for which she can find
ready sale at fair prices is the pointed
question of a farmers daughter. She
might make a speciality of some fruits,
like strawberries, r~aspberries, ETC.,
preserving them in the shape of jam,
jelly or in their natural state or dry
ing them in an evaporation. Such
homemade preserves could be turned
off at a fair price, and once get a repu-
tation established for the goods and
the market will take all you can fur
nish. You might make a speciality Of
some kinds of flower seeds, either
to be sold by direct advertising in
the papers or to supply some large
dealer. Anything that you can raise
easily and that will not be bulky, and
yet which will be easily preserved
until a convenient time for selling it.,
will pay. 1t is usually as hard to sell
such stuff, if not harder, than it is to
raise it. The best way is to make a
speciality of some one thing.-Farm
and Home.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
State gtems.

Davidson Dispatch: The wheat crop
is the most promising we have hadfor
three years. We have heard of NO
poor fields of wheat this spring.
Twin-City Daily: Early Bird. We
have heard of one gentleman who
states that he has already feasted upon
Irish potatoes of this years raising.
Wilmington RevieaU:: The storm last
night was general along the line of the
Carolina Centrrl Railroad, and in some
places it was quite severe. A good
many telegraph poles were knocked
down by the lightning, but we have
heard of no injury to person or other
property.
Wadesboro MteNtgencer: Never, in
the history of Arson county, or rather,
since freedom came, have the bottom
lands of the county been so generally
plowed, or in such superb condition as
they are at the present time, And
the anne is. true of the. uplands. It
seems almost impossible that there can.
be anything approaching a failure in
the general crops of the county this
year.
Wilmington Star: The act for the
better protection of mechanics and
laborers, passed by the last General
Assembly provides that on contract
for building any house or. vessel, the
contractor must furnish the owner an
itemized statement of the amount due
laborers, mechanics, ETC., before re-
ceiving contract price, and the owner
is to retain sufficient to pay laborers,
etc. Contractor failing to furnish
said statement is guilty of a misde-
meanor
Charlotte Observer: Farmers from
different parts of the. county were in
the city yesterday, and they all report
fine rains. Thehai which fell in some
sections of the county did not result
in any damage to crops, as it was very
light, except possibly in the neighbor-
hood of Pineville, where it was more
severe, but it was confined to a rather
limited territory. In some portions of
the county complaint is made of the
"Hessian" fly doing damage to the
wheat crop, but it is to be hoped that
the damage will moi be very great.
Pine Knot: A stale swindle, which
consists in offering new machinery to.
a farmer on easy terms, and getting
him to sign a paper which processes to
be an order, but turns out to. be.anote.
for a considerable sum, has not, it ap-
pears, yet become obsolete. The latest
case is of a man who processes to sell
tool-sharpeners, and humbugs the in
nocent farmers into signing a note for
1924, payment of which is afterward
demanded by a third party. Moral:
Never put your name to any document
which you do not thoroughly under
stand, and never place yourself in the
power of a stranger.
Wilmington Reviea0: The remains
of Peter S. Ney, who taught school in
the Western part of this State during
the earlier part of this century, are to
be d~isinterred, by request of Mr..
Lyman Diaper, President of the His
torical Society of Wisconsin, and the
skull examined to see if it had been
t%rephined. The object is to establish
his identity with that of Marshal Ney,
the commander of the odd Guards
at Waterloo. There are many that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
FARMERS CLUB.
Form of Constitution and Bylaws.


CONSTITUTION
This@club shall be, known as the Far
mer's Club of -- Township. It's
object shall be to improve the condition
Of the the farmers andpromote the cause
W Agriculture.
IT'S officers shall consist of President,
Vice-president and Secretary and Treas
urer, who shall be elected for the term of
one year.
It shall be the duty of the President to
preside at all regular or called meetings of
the Club, and to O the order of bu-
siness. In his absence, the Vice-president
shall preside. In the absence of both, the
club may elect a temporary Chairman.
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary to
keep a record of the proceedings of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
WHY BOYS LEAVE THE FARM.
BY ONE WHO REGRETS IT.

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BY ONE WHo REGRETS IT.
p f.1LE = II 49,
The Good Book says man ought to work
At least six days in seven;
But there are Tots who try to shirk,
Despite the will of Heaven;
: They call for Sam, -
5 + Or Dick, or Dan; -.
To brink them wood and water;
And will not learn
Their bread to earn,
As long as they've a quarter.
Perhaps I'm wrong: for they seem glad
TO find some place to clerk in;~< =
And fancy trade in picked shad
Is better far than workin'
Upon the farm; : 3" -,
That has no charm
For such sweet-scented handles;
- ! For there the girls
- With smiles and curls, =
Don't go to buy their candies!
Besides, its dirty work to pillow,
And hard work, altogether;
The farmer has to sweat, You know,
And sees a sight of weather;
And corn and wheat,
Though good to eat, -
Demand a heap of labor
TITS just as well
To buy and sell
The produce of you %neighbor!
sswe ought to work?e That what you say.
Well, then, We'll run for ~ofice;ft
The best of work, as well as pay,
lis found in public service;
just vote us in!
Wen get the tin,
And serve with greatest pleasure;
Once in the ring, 4
Otr care wen ffifes - - -
TIC winds, and take our leisure"
'Tis thus, alas! the farm is left
By many an honest yeoman;-
The country of it's wealth bereft,
And patriots turned to showmen; 80
This fateful thing
This Office ringl
1t sets ones wits to rambling;
Max taxes high!
Will voters buy!-
One can't deny
IT'S worse than Wall street gambling!
'-ChG7tOtte Gazette, ia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
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HOME COMFORT
..:Y So fr: s. ~
Wrought Iron Ranges "a :!

Years of experience and practical tests
have demonstrated the superiority OF
wrought iron ranges over all other kinds
of: ranges OF cooking stoves, on account
Of their greater durability, larger cooking
capacity, easy management, certainty OF
operation, and solid economy in use OF
fuel. In all these points the !
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
WANTED!

Canvassers, male and female, for The
Home Library Association. Work pleas
ant, profitable and popular, because so
easily shown that membership in this AS
ISOLATION may not only cost nothing, but
save money. Apply to
H. W. RE1NHARr, Gen. Ag't,
ap21tf Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
Ome-RaiSe Seeds.

Better adapted to our soil and climate than any
others. Having enlarged my operations and re
of trade correspondingly. The experience of every
year shows more and more the superiority of
NATIVE SEEDS.
Send for catalogues and try them one year.
j.. w. VANDIVER, Scotsman,
Weaverville, n. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
Club, and carry on ach correspondence.
as the Club may direct.

as the Club may direct.
In addition to the officers there shall be
an Executive Copmittee, consisting of
three or more members, as the Club may
de-; dete n ihs d To- transact 2 business business @ppert"in-
Applications for membership must be
made by petition, endorsed by one or
more members of the Club. Such petition
shall be referred to a committee, who will
report at the nextregular meeting, when
a vote may be. had upon the petition, a
majority Of the Club, not Of those present
simply. being necessary to elect to mem
bership. "a i.+ -,
No one shall be eligible to membership
unless practically engaged in Agriculture.
Farmers wives and daughters may be
elected as honorary members.
There shall be no initiation or other fee
charged. All necessary-expenses shall be
tdefrayed by proportionate assessment or
by voluntary contributions, as the Club
may decide.
The President: Vice-president and Sec
rotary shall be ex-oficio representative
members of the Club to the County Club,
Whefi such is organized, and,sshal have
full power to vote and act for the Club,
unless the Club shall decide to elect other
members as such representatives.
The Club shall have power*to draft by
laws for it's government.
The Constitution HAY be amended. by
giving two months, notice of the amend
ment proposed, in writing, but no amend
ment shall be carried without a two-thirds
vote Of the members of the Club.
BYLAWS.
I. The meetings of the Club shall be
held once a month Cor o~ftener) at such
time and place as the Club may direct.
Special meetings may be called by the Ex-
ecutive Committee if deemed advisable.
II. The Order of Business. shall be:
l. Calling the roll.
2. Reading minutes of preceding meet
ing.
B.. Election of new members.
4. Report of committees.
8. Unfinished business.
G.. New business.
L. Election Of officers.
III. Elections shall be by ballot, the
tellers appointed blythe President, and
those candidates receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes, as counted before the Club,
shall be declared elected.
~. After the regular business, the Club
may hear discussions, essays or addresses
upon Agriculture, butno religious or po-
litical discussions wall be permitted, or
nothing calculated to'mar the harmony Of
the Club. 49,.
V. Seven members: shall constitute a
quorum for the transaetion~of business.
Each member will Kaye the right to ex-
press his views fullynpon any subject un-
der discussion, but must do so ~courteously
and not indulge in ifadeness: Breach Of
courtesy will subject <the: offender to re-
proof, and if persisted in, he may be ex-
PEELED by a vote of tile CLUB. An expelled
member cannot regain admission under
-
Every member should feel ithis duty to
advance the interests of his fellow mem
bers and of his brother farmers, giving
such aid and council as they may seek,
when in his power to: do so.
~ The above form, with slight mod
ifcations, will answerGGfor the organization
of County Clubs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05

In l86osthere were 2 ,O44, OF farms
in theUnited States, insl87O the num-
cdr had Increased to 9659, 9S5, and
in l880Sfhe number ofs,farms had
reached ,00Sy,907, and BY The law of
averageth the number offarmsmust now
be close on 5 900, 600.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
Home Comfort Ranges
log al 20 ~.
10. = !:
STAND UNRIVALEDl

and the unprecedented demand for them
from all parts Of the country t~estiies
stronger than tll1' words to their great,popu, ,
larity; and the universal testimony of
thousands s51 Of families, hotels RESTAURANTS
public ond private institutions now using
the "Home Comfort" is, that they are not
only unsurpassed, but unequalAd by any
other cooking apparatus upon the market.
The following are some OF the names
of parties in Forsyth and adjoining
counties who have purchased and use the
Home Comfort Wrought Iron Range:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

We the undersigned citizens Of Forsyth
and adjoining counties, having each pur-
chased of the statesmen of the Wrought
Iron Range Company; of St. Louis, Mo-,
one of their celebrated Home Comfort
Cooking Ranges, take pleasure in recon-
mending them to our friends and neigh
bors. Having given them.a fair trial, we
pronounce them a'grand success and in
every respect as good as represented by
the statesmen. We are perfectly satisfied
with our purchase. We believe them to
be superior in every way to cast iron
stoves and in the long run much the
cheapest. In addition to their good
baking qualities and economy of fuel,
they furnish the greatest abundance of
hot water, which is a very great conten-
fence. In conclusion will say, buy a
Home Comfort Range and we will guar
antee Q willsnot regret the purchase.
Very respectfully,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
BIBLICAL
RECORDER.

ESTABLISHED 1880
Rev. c. 7. BAILEY, EDITOR.
Rev. C.S FARRISS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05

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Address,
EDWARDS, BROUGHTON & CO.,
RALEIGH, N. C.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05
DRUGS,

Call and see us, examine our stock and satisfy
yourself. Attentive clerks always ready to welcome
and wait upon you. by
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05

~ The above form, with slight mod
ifications, will answerGGfor the organization
of County Clubs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-05

Every member should feel ithis duty to
the interests of his fellow mem
bers and of his brother farmers, giving
such aid and council as they may seek,
when In his power DIDO so.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19

A few days before the President
was taken i'll, a prominent citizen Of
North Carolina and one from Georgia
called to pay an evening visit at the
White House. Soon after they ar
rived the North Carolinlan remarked
to Mrs. Cleveland; Il saw you on the
avenue to-day in a Garage" Yes" re,
piled Mrs. Cleveland, II saw you, too,
and l bowed to you" $50 l." said the
president, "but you did not see me-"
"Were you in the Garage, too?'
asked the Southerner.
"Yes," replied the President. II was
sitting back. but | saw that you only
had an eye for pretty girls" and he
gave an ain't you.sweet look at his
wife, and all the party laughed.-Bat-
tinlore American
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
A Judge Neatly Trapped.

The Dahlonega Signal is authority
for the reported indictment of Judge
James Brown of the Blue Ridge Cir
cult for removing blockade whisky.
Judge Brown is brother of Senator
Brown. The report goes that some
years ago Judge Brown convicted a
citizen of that place of selling whisky
unlawfully. The man vowed venge-
ance against the Judge, and his op.
portunity came with the opening of
the Gilmer Superior Court. The
young man went to the Judge and
asked him if he did not want some
good blockade whisky. An affirma.
tive response led the two to VISIT a
secluded spot, where small keg was
found, which the Judge accepted as "
present, after having rendered pay for
it. In less than ten minutes afterward
information was lodged with the Of
ficers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19

"Only some animals that you did
not know where in existence, with
bodies and heads and very lively
limbs.n
"In brown sugar9"
I'm brown sugar the least economi-
cal of all sugars, by the way, as it Is
very apt to contain quantities of both
dirt and water. One does not fancy
paying by the pound for those unde-
sirable intruders on the sugar-bowl."
"No-rand think of the ANIMALS
Ughp
ugh, indeed"
"But what obout the children's
Christmas candies ?"
pure or none shall be our motto"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
A Symptom OF Lunacy.

$50 you are still ON the invalid list y
Alas yes, and have taken gallons
of medicine"
Perhaps you take too much medi,
oine?"
well. I've tried everything. Last
summer l tried sea bathing and now |
an trying electricity"
"No wonder yon are in bad health
after going through salt and battery.'
And then as the awful truth dawned
upon them, they both burst into
maniac laughter and fled from the scene.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
Told In Very Tender Way.

Visilor-"l haze come over to see if
you will be kind enough to lend me
your saw"
Neighbor-"We haven't got any"
Visitor-"But hear somebody saw
ing wood every afternoon
Neighbor-rThat sound amt made
by any body saving wood"
VisilorpaWhat is it theps"
Neighhor-"My husband takes a
little siesta every afternoon and ne
he--breathes lille hard, "--1esaS SJt.
ings.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19

"Pure candy is not"
us it injurious to the teeth?"
"Some of the most inveterate candy
eaters | have known are in possession
of perfectly sound teeth. Cleanliness
ls the great preventive against decay
of the teeth. To allow accumulations
of any kind of eatable, sweet or other
wise, about or between your mastica-
tors, is to hasten their destruction"
So The doctor.
"But-pure candy' How are we to
know 1t from the impure?
There are various simple tests.
One is the price. There is always
danger that cheap article is also
poor. Always buy the best In candy.
Better quarter of pound of pure
sugar, purely tlayored, than a pound
of terra alba, glucose and poisonous
extracts"
"Glucose' Why, what harm in glu.
cose' 1t is sugar, only obtained from
grapes instead of the cane. Sugar is
sugar, am sure.'
"Not always-neither is glucose.
The glucose l meant, and which Is
commonly employed in manufactures,
is made from glue, a substance, as you
are aware, obtained from the stale
refuse of the slaughter-house, such as
hoofs, entrails, skins, ETC., of various
animals. This cheaper sort of glucose
is often used in place of gumarabic,
so | would advise you, to test the ar
tlcle."
"HOw?n
"The drops made of real gum arabic
can be easily doubled together be,
tween thumb and finger, without
breaking the grain. The gumdrop
fraud is brittle, and will not bend un.
less it break"
"How about those other drops dear
to the feminine heart and palate?"
"You mean--%
"Cream chocolates, to be sure"
"Terra alba! They are of the earth
earthly, and its being white earth does
not make much difference. The
cheaper varieties Of your favorite con.
fection contain precious little sugar, |
can assure you, but large proportion
of the substance used by our Italian
friends in their reproduction of works
of art namely plaster of Paris.
Scarcely tit to eat, whatever may be
its virtues from an artistic or sugical
?"
"Can you give me q test ~
ut is only necessary to remember
that sugar is soluble in boiling water
plaster, sand, etc, are not, and will
settle at the bottom. Put little of
your suspected candy In cup of boil,
ing water and you can soon discover
what adulterations it contains. If
pure, there will be no sediment"
"Oh, why don't they use sugar2 1t
is cheap enough, I'm sure"
Mot in these days of make haste
to get rich when only enormous
profits are desired in the candy trade,
as well rs every other. Competition
decreased the honest gains, and, as a
dishonest methods of
manufacturing came to tho tore.
Sugar itself is not the immaculate
article that, ! infer from your remarks
you suppose it TO be-"
81 have, indeed, heard of sanding
sugar.
Not only sand, but starch, -four
and the useful plaster of
Paris find their way into the sugar
lariel. Not, it must be admitted into
oaf sugar. That is pure, | believe,
md 10 the best of harmless sweeties.
No child except one with very weak
stomach, was eyer hurt thereby"
"Brpwn sugar, too, is wholesome,
lon'l you thinkF
"Please bring me little damp
)rowg sugar to1morrnw, and will
how you how II locks under the
Then you can judge tor
'ourself MS to its qualities"
why. What shall | seeg''
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
A slight Misunderstanding.

"Ain't yon little deare" said Jones
to the young lady behind the counter
who had just told him the price OF a
pair of gloves.
II presume So" responded the young
lady coyly, lat least all my gentlemen
acQuaintences tell me So"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
He Would show Civiity at Least.

Professor-.'What would you do in
case yon happened to discover that
there was still life in u body that you
were dssecling!"
Student-I would ask the subject if
he was agreeable to my going on with
the operation"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
SIND DIE ROSEN SO
BLASS."

Why are those roses so wan OF hue,
y, say, to me, darling, whys
And why, love. why is the violet blue,
In the green, green grass SO shy,
The lark. why sings he SO sad chime,
As he scars In the sky o'erhead?
Why, why e3hales from the fragrant thyme
An odor as of the deads
Why wears the sun all the livelong day
A look Of such chill and gloom!
o why is the earth SO ashen gray,
And desolste as tomb'
And why so heart-sick and sad am II
o say, love. why this should beY
o say, my hearts very darling, why
Hast thou forsaken mel
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
About Candy.

"Is candy injurious to the health ?"
"Pure candy is not"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
safe from at LeAst One Danger.

Smitll-"I notice that an English
physician says coflee.drinkers are sure
to be old before their time"
Jones--"How thankful We ought to
be that we hoard,"-- Pitts6ury Chroni-
Gle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-12-21
THE KAlSER'S FINANCES.
No Income Emperor, But Millions q
King of Prussia.

No Income Emperor, But Millions
King of Prussia.
The Emperors banker, Baron Cohn,
deals with all financial private matters.
The empire pays nothing to the En-
peror or to the expenses of the imperial
household. The Reichstag, indeed,
grants yearly considerable sum, which
amounted in 1888 to 100000
marks: but this is kind of fund to
pay pensions, etc., first to the invalids
of the French war who have no claim
to military pensions and who receive,
according to the imperial order of the
22d of July, 1884, about 100000
marks. Other invalids and their fam
lilies receive about as much. Therefore
little more than 100000 marks remain
to be disposed of by the Emperor. So
the imperial dignity is almost an hon.
orary office. The expenses of repre-
sentation have considerably increased
since the proclamation of the Empire.
For this the Emperor receives no in
demnity, and he has to pay them out
of his private income. Therefore his
Majesty receives nothing as Emperor.
In order to give an idea of the reve-
nues of the Prussian Kings, we must
refer to the history of Prussia. Accord
ing to the constitutional law of the
kingdom, ''the head of the State is en-
titled to certain revenues and advant-
ages in order to fulfil his duties and to
pay his necessary expenses" The
amount of these revenues is not fixed
by this law, which has been frequently
altered. According to an act of 1920,
the King had to pledge his whole pri-
vate property for the national debt. and
he received 100000 thalers, no pro-
vision being made for the other Princes.
This income was increased in 1859
by about 100000 thalers, and in 1868
by further 100000 thalers. These
annuities are charged on the revenue
of domains and forests to the amount
of nearly 5000, 1000 marks, and the re-
mainder, exceeding 10000 marks, is
voted annually by Parliament with
other State expenses; SO the revenue of
the present King of Prussia is about
II, $780, 900 marks, or f612, 500. 1t is
impossible to state how much the En-
peror can spend, the value of his pri-
vate property being unknown; but this
income is, it seems. placed by the En-
peror at the disposal of the royal
Princes. -GerDaGn 1aQebIQtt